Searching in Expo's FlatList - react-native

Question

I used this tutorial but it didn't work (if you are interested, check out my last post). Any suggestions to make a working search for a flatlist?
I have a list of 100 things and just by inserting the name in a search bar, the flatlist should update with the results.

Answer 1

Try using react-native-searchable-flatlist
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { View, Text, FlatList, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
import { ListItem, SearchBar } from 'react-native-elements';
class FlatListDemo extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
loading: false,
data: [],
error: null,
};
this.arrayholder = [];
}
componentDidMount() {
this.makeRemoteRequest();
}
makeRemoteRequest = () => {
const url = `https://randomuser.me/api/?&results=20`;
this.setState({ loading: true });
fetch(url)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => {
this.setState({
data: res.results,
error: res.error || null,
loading: false,
});
this.arrayholder = res.results;
})
.catch(error => {
this.setState({ error, loading: false });
});
};
renderSeparator = () => {
return (
<View
style={{
height: 1,
width: '86%',
backgroundColor: '#CED0CE',
marginLeft: '14%',
}}
/>
);
};
searchFilterFunction = text => {
this.setState({
value: text,
});
const newData = this.arrayholder.filter(item => {
const itemData = `${item.name.title.toUpperCase()} ${item.name.first.toUpperCase()} ${item.name.last.toUpperCase()}`;
const textData = text.toUpperCase();
return itemData.indexOf(textData) > -1;
});
this.setState({
data: newData,
});
};
renderHeader = () => {
return (
<SearchBar
placeholder="Type Here..."
lightTheme
round
onChangeText={text => this.searchFilterFunction(text)}
autoCorrect={false}
value={this.state.value}
/>
);
};
render() {
if (this.state.loading) {
return (
<View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
<ActivityIndicator />
</View>
);
}
return (
<View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
<FlatList
data={this.state.data}
renderItem={({ item }) => (
<ListItem
leftAvatar={{ source: { uri: item.picture.thumbnail } }}
title={`${item.name.first} ${item.name.last}`}
subtitle={item.email}
/>
)}
keyExtractor={item => item.email}
ItemSeparatorComponent={this.renderSeparator}
ListHeaderComponent={this.renderHeader}
/>
</View>
);
}
}
export default FlatListDemo;